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"The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs provides military families with children with special needs the information they need to make informed assignment decisions and easier transitions. The directory consists of two components: The Early Intervention Directory focusing on early intervention services for children birth through 3 years old The School-Age Directory focusing on education services for children with special needs, 3 through 21 years old Both provide tools and resources to help with the transition to a new location. The Early Intervention Directory summarizes national and state level early intervention trends and includes descriptions of local early intervention service providers. The School-Age Directory summarizes national and state level trends for special education and includes descriptions of individual school districts"

"The Education Directory for Children with Special Needs provides military families with children with special needs the information they need to make informed assignment decisions and easier transitions. The directory consists of two components: The Early Intervention Directory focusing on early intervention services for children birth through 3 years old The School-Age Directory focusing on education services for children with special needs, 3 through 21 years old Both provide tools and resources to help with the transition to a new location. The Early Intervention Directory summarizes national and state level early intervention trends and includes descriptions of local early intervention service providers. The School-Age Directory summarizes national and state level trends for special education and includes descriptions of individual school districts. "

Division of Special Education/ Early Intervention Services The Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services provides leadership, support and accountability for results to local school systems, public agencies and stakeholders through a seamless, comprehensive system of coordinated services to children and students with disabilities, birth through 21, and their families.

Rand study that showed benefits of Early Intervention Programs

"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C. Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B."

"CEELO has collected information on each state pertaining to their early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers, prekindergarten, and K-3. You will also find links to state program standards for early childhood education, along with teacher and family guidance documents that relate to the standards. Each state page is headed up by links to the state's office/s of early learning.  Click on the map to begin exploring."

Provides early intervention supports and services to infants and toddlers from birth through age 2 who are not developing as expected or who have a medical condition that can delay normal development.

Special Education/Early Intervention Summary 2014

"U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP's) Part C of the IDEA website."